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## ELON MUSK’S TWITTER SITTER SITUATION
ELON MUSK HAS BEEN UNDER SCRUTINY AFTER SIGNING A CONSENT DECREE WITH THE SEC IN 2018. THIS AGREEMENT FOLLOWED HIS TWEETS ABOUT TAKING TESLA PRIVATE, WHERE HE FALSELY CLAIMED TO HAVE SECURED FUNDING. AS A RESULT, HE WAS REQUIRED TO SEEK APPROVAL FROM HIS “TWITTER SITTER” BEFORE POSTING ON THE PLATFORM.
SINCE AGREEING TO THE SETTLEMENT, MUSK HAS BEEN TRYING TO EASE OUT OF THE CONSENT DECREE THAT MANDATES LEGAL REVIEW OF HIS TWEETS IMPACTING TESLA. DESPITE THIS REQUIREMENT, THE IDENTITY OF THE ALLEGED TWITTER SITTER REMAINS A MYSTERY, AS NO ONE HAS STEPPED FORWARD TO CLAIM THE ROLE.
## THE CONTINUED LEGAL BATTLE
DESPITE MUSK’S EFFORTS TO CHALLENGE THE SETTLEMENT, A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REJECTED HIS REQUEST TO ALTER IT. ALTHOUGH HIS LAWYERS APPEALED TO THE SUPREME COURT, ARGUING VIOLATION OF FREE SPEECH RIGHTS, THE COURT DECLINED TO INTERVENE, UPHELD THE LOWER COURT’S DECISION, AND REJECTED THE APPEAL.
THE APPEALS COURT INVESTIGATED ONLY THREE OF MUSK’S PAST TWEETS, INCLUDING THE INFAMOUS 2018 “FUNDING SECURED” TWEET, THAT LED TO THE CONSENT DECREE, A SUBSTANTIAL FINE, AND MUSK’S REMOVAL AS TESLA’S CHAIRMAN. ADDITIONALLY, TWO OTHER TWEETS WERE SCRUTINIZED, ONE CONTAINING MISLEADING INFORMATION ABOUT TESLA’S PRODUCTION, AND THE OTHER REGARDING A PROPOSAL FOR MUSK TO SELL A PORTION OF HIS TESLA STOCK.
## SOURCES
– [“Elon Musk’s mystery Twitter sitter has one wild and crazy job” – Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-26/elon-musk-s-mystery-twitter-sitter-has-one-wild-and-crazy-job?sref=ExbtjcSG)
– [“Elon Musk’s bid to toss or modify the settlement rejected by federal appeals court” – The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22967122/elon-musk-tesla-sec-tweet-court-subpoena-investigation)
– [“Tesla’s battle with SEC over tweet oversight continues” – The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/15/23169333/elon-musk-us-court-of-appeals-sec-consent-decree-tesla-funding-secured)
